NO is one of my favourite cities to visit. It's unique
with its music, food, antiques shops and art galleries, a
wonderful zoo, the Aquarium and the river itself. We've
been four times.

One fond memory is the Southern hospitality. Visiting one
December, I sat on the terrace of a tea shop to watch the
staff decorate for the Christmas holidays. The owner kept
coming outside to ask if I was okay and didn't I want to
come inside where it was warm?. When I told her I was from
Canada, she chuckled, brought me another cup of tea and
asked me to describe snow to her! That was a challenge and
when I told her about the giant snowdrifts I remember from
my Montreal childhood, she was aghast.